Guwahati, Dec 30 (IANS) The central government has sanctioned Rs. 1,250 crore for the development of transport sector in Assam, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said here on Saturday. Chairing…
Jaipur, Dec 30 (IANS) The first maiden voyage of Heritage Palace on Wheels (HPOW) reached here on Saturday from Delhi with 28 tourists on board. The HPOW, on its first tour, has 27 domestic tourists…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) State-run Allahabad Bank on Saturday signed an MoU with the government owned National E-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL) for a the tie-up that could help in minimising the resolution period in NCLT…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Two days after he won the World Rapid Chess Championship, Indian chess Grand Master (GM) and five time World Champion Viswanathan Anand on Saturday established again that he…
Bengaluru, Dec 30 (IANS) Lauding Karnataka for its rich legacy of culture and knowledge, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said the people of the southern state are public-spirited citizens and known for giving back…
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) A clutch of stalwarts weaved their magic to captivate the packed crowd on the fourth day of five-night Bengal Classical Music Festival at the Abahoni Grounds in Dhanmondi here on Friday….
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Criticising the prohibitory order issued by the Kolkata Police on carrying “sharp and offensive weapons” in public places, Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said the order has been issued…
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) The newly sworn-in Vijay Rupani government has hardly has it begun its tenure but already become embroiled in a controversy with Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday remaining closeted in…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) With cold winds expected from the North, the mercury is set to fall in the national capital to five degrees by next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has decided to give a U/A certificate subject to no cuts, but five “modifications” — including a title change — to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s…
Cape Town, Dec 30 (IANS) India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday expressed confidence that his team was a balanced side capable of getting an elusive Test series win against South Africa. India arrived here on…
Sanaa, Dec 30 (IANS) At least 20 civilians were killed on Saturday when Saudi-led coalition fighter jets hit Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, witnesses and a medical source told Xinhua. The warplanes struck…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah will visit Karnataka on Sunday to take stock of the party’s preparations in the poll-bound state and interact with the party’s MPs, MLAs…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Several public sector lenders on Saturday said they have received capital infusion from the central government. State-owned Bank of India said it has received a capital infusion worth Rs 2,257 crore….
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA), an umbrella group of journalists in the Commonwealth nations, on Saturday expressed its “shock and extreme concern” that its Bangladesh chapter General Secretary Shyamal Dutta…
Ranchi/Raipur, Dec 30 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police on Saturday recovered explosives during an anti-Maoist operation in the state, while extremists set on fire six vehicles in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh in protest against the development…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said parliament should not become a platform for scoring political brownie points. “The time has come for serious introspection on the part of political…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Four students from the Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Amity universities were held with a kg of hashish which they were selling to other students for the New Year’s Eve celebrations,…
Coimbatore, Dec 30 (IANS) Newcomers Gokulam Kerala FC will host reigning champions Aizawl FC at the EMS Corporation Stadium here on Sunday. In their previous fixture, debutants Gokulam Kerala FC went down to heavyweights East…